Lieutenant Harold Albert White was a World War I flying ace

Flying ace

A flying ace or fighter ace is a military aviator credited with shooting down several enemy aircraft during aerial combat. The actual number of aerial victories required to officially qualify as an "ace" has varied, but is usually considered to be five or more...

 credited with seven aerial victories while flying the Sopwith Dolphin.

White was the son of Baptist minister Frederick T. White. The younger White emigrated to Brantford, Ontario, Canada, where he worked as an engineer. He joined 23 Squadron in 1918. He flew as James William Pearson

James William Pearson

Captain James William Pearson was a World War I flying ace credited with twelve aerial victories.-World War I:His combat assignment was to 23 Squadron, which was operating Spads. They re-equipped with Sopwith Dolphins, and Pearson started to score victories...

's wingman in a Sopwith Dolphin. He scored his first victory on 28 June 1918; the following day, he split a victory with Arthur Bradfield Fairclough

Arthur Bradfield Fairclough

Arthur Bradfield Fairclough MC was a Canadian First World War flying ace, officially credited with 19 victories.-Military Cross:"Lt. Arthur Bradfield Fairclough, Can. M.G. Co. and R.F.C....

 and several other pilots. By the time he wrapped up his tally on 20 September, he had set three Fokker D.VII

Fokker D.VII

The Fokker D.VII was a German World War I fighter aircraft designed by Reinhold Platz of the Fokker-Flugzeugwerke. Germany produced around 3,300 D.VII aircraft in the summer and autumn of 1918. In service, the D.VII quickly proved itself to be a formidable aircraft...

s afire and sent four other enemy fighters down out of control.

Reference

American Aces of World War 1 Harry Dempsey. Osprey Publishing, 2001. ISBN 1-84176-375-6, 9781841763750.